Kido

Chapter 3

Fourth Master Xie bid farewell to Mrs. Xie and returned to his yard.The fourth wife held Xie Jinnian, who was only half a year old, in her arms, and Xie Yannian, who was only seven years old, sat beside her, chatting and joking affectionately around the kang.Fourth master Xie played with Jinnian for a while after he came back, and then asked a few questions about Yannian's homework. The family was very happy.

"Congratulations to fourth master yet." The fourth wife pursed her lips and said with a smile, "I got a daughter today." Although it is a girl born from a concubine, it is always a happy event to have someone imported.

"I don't know who Xiao Qi looks like." Fourth Master Xie said with a smile.He already has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son Yannian is more like a mother, very refined and delicate; the second son Tangnian is more like his father, just like a young Yulang, so thank the old lady for his love, he hugged her The eldest daughter Jinnian is neither like a father nor a mother, "there is a bit of heroism in the eyebrows, not like my grandmother."Jinnian's grandmother, also the mother of the Fourth Wife, was the daughter of the Marquis of Dinghai, a heroic daughter of the general family.Who will the newborn little girl look like?

The fourth wife paused. She had never seen the newborn baby girl before, so she really didn't know who it looked like. "I've spent most of the day dealing with housework today, so I didn't have time to go and have a look." The fourth wife laughed and said, "Why don't I go to Xikuayuan with the fourth master later, one to see our newly born sister and two Then Aunt He has really worked hard, and she should give her condolences."

"It's already dark today, and the road is slippery." Fourth Master Xie disagreed, "It's fine for me to go alone. You've been tired all day, so you can rest." The fourth wife was not allowed to get up, and went to Xikuayuan alone.

The room in the west courtyard was very warm, He Li lay on the bed and smiled softly at Fourth Master Xie.There is a small swaddle beside her, the baby in the swaddle is very delicate and fragile, with a small face the size of a pear, the heart of the person who looks at it is soft and crisp.

"Grandfather named Xiao Qi Xie Liunian, doesn't Xiao Qixi like it?" Fourth Master Xie asked softly, staring at the newborn little daughter.In fact, what does a newborn child know? At this moment, Xie Liunian was tired from crying and was soundly asleep.

"Fleeting Years, Fleeting Years." He Li murmured in a low voice, "This name is very nice." The name given by the old man is naturally good.

"A Li, Xiao Qi really looks like me." Fourth Master Xie's voice was warm, like a spring breeze, but He Li shuddered.The son is like Yulang, and the old lady raised him; the daughter is also like Yulang, if she is taken away by the old lady...

"Don't be afraid." Fourth Master Xie and He Li have been together for a long time, and they have the same heart. Of course, he knows what she is afraid of. "Father has promised that Xiao Qi will be raised by you." , talking works best.

"Yulang begged the old lady?" He Li has always been smart, and he has already guessed the general idea, and thanked him softly, "Yulang has treated me so well." How could the old lady agree to let him raise Xiao Qi for no reason? It was Yulang who begged for mercy.

Fourth Master Xie chuckled, "Ah Li, please remember me." He will pay it back in the future.

He Li blushed and nodded.Fourth Master Xie lightly pecked her on the face, and the two of them looked at the little baby girl side by side for a while, "It's so pretty" "It's so easy for her to fall asleep now, she just cried so wrongedly, my heart aches so much." .

After Fourth Master Xie left, He Li sighed quietly.

It has been 20 years since she was sold to the Xie Mansion at the age of six, so she is naturally very familiar with the inside story of the Xie Mansion.Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Xie are cousins, usually the cousin obeys the cousin, but if the cousin is really stubborn, the cousin will give in.What's more, it is common for grandmothers to raise grandchildren, and no one can say anything.

"Daughter, you look so much like Yulang. If the old lady likes you at the first sight and insists on keeping you, then what should I do?" baby, speaking softly.

What?Xie Liunian woke up after sleeping beautifully, and when he heard the bad news, he couldn't help being furious.It doesn't count to have an older brother, it doesn't count to be a concubine, and I might not even be able to keep my own mother?No matter how partial the mother is to her elder brother, she is also the closest person to the baby girl!In this world, who will love you more than your own mother.

When it was time to breastfeed, Xie Liunian burst into tears, refusing to suck the nanny's milk.He Li was in a hurry, the nanny was in a hurry, and Xiao Ying was also in a hurry, "It's been more than two days since I was born, what should I do if I don't want to breastfeed."

As soon as the nanny hugged him, Xie Liunian cried.Only by returning to He Li's side and in He Li's arms can he live in peace.Slowly He Li realized it, untied his clothes, and stuffed the meat into his daughter's mouth.

Xie Liunian was already very hungry, he eagerly gnawed and gnawed, gnawed persistently for a long time, and finally drank the first sip of milk in his newborn.Not good at all!Xie Liunian screamed in his heart, swallowing greedily.I can't help it, I'm hungry.People are iron rice is steel.

He Li shed tears, "Hey, slow down, slow down." She is not stupid, she naturally knows that the daughter in her arms is really hungry at this time, look at the way the child is eating!

It happened that fourth master and fourth wife came over together.This is the first time the fourth wife saw Xie Liunian, she was a little surprised, there is such a baby?Crying loudly when in the arms of the nanny, and only feeding when in the arms of the mother?

He Li cruelly handed the daughter in his arms to the nanny.The nanny hurriedly took it over to nurse, but the little baby girl cried and refused to eat.

Only when he returned to He Li's arms did he stop crying and start to nurse.

Fourth Master Xie said gently to He Li, "Since that's the case, I'm sorry to trouble you." The Fourth Wife was very hesitant, "Aunt He raised Xiao Qi herself? It's against the rules." The young master and miss of Xie's family have always been nursed by the nanny .

In fact, the fourth wife didn't care whether Xie Liunian was being nursed by the nanny or He Li, but she was afraid of people's words and old lady Xie's blame. "Treating concubine daughters harshly, not even giving them a nanny." "It really wasn't my own birth, so I don't care about everything."

"Children are more important, or rules are more important?" Fourth Master Xie said calmly, could it be possible to let Xiao Qi be hungry?

The fourth wife smiled and said, "Children are the most important thing." It's done, with the words of the fourth master, the old lady has something to say to her.

The fourth wife has always been considerate in life and work, so she told Mrs. Xie as an anecdote when she greeted her the next day, "There is such a fine and well-behaved baby. The daughter-in-law is young and has little knowledge. It's the first time I've seen you." She was amazed.

The old lady Xie said with a smile, "What's the matter, Yulang was very clever when he was a child." Xiaoqi is Yulang's daughter, she is smarter and pickier than ordinary children, not surprising.

"The Xie family's children are delicate, but my aunt is not." The old lady Xie doesn't care whether a concubine works hard or not, the important thing is that her granddaughter does not suffer.

The fourth wife felt relieved, her mother-in-law agreed anyway, so she had nothing to do with it.

Is it easy to be a daughter-in-law?To serve the parents-in-law, serve the husband, have children, preside over the gifts, make friends with the tribe, entertain guests and friends, even if the husband's concubine and aunt give birth to a child, they must take care of it properly.

The fourth wife was secretly not worth it for herself.However, at night, when I returned to my courtyard, I held my young daughter in my arms, and Jiao Er was sitting on her knees. Opposite her was a beautiful husband and son-in-law.

In the twelfth lunar month, there are many things to do, and the fourth wife is busy all day, and it is the end of the new year before you know it. "Miss Seven will do the full moon ceremony as usual." In her busy schedule, the fourth wife did not forget Xie Liunian, who was just born, and gave the full moon ceremony as usual.

The old lady Xie didn't pay much attention to Xie Liunian at first, so she didn't let anyone hug her to take a look until the day of the full moon.With this glance, Mrs. Xie couldn't take her eyes away.

This little girl was so beautiful, she really looked like Yulang!Old Madam Xie's eyes narrowed into a line, "Little Seven, stay with your brother as a companion, okay?"

Old Mrs. Xie laughed, "It's a girl, it's better to be with my mother." The old lady Xie stared at her, "It's a girl, so I can't follow her mother." Girl, can it be the same?Mrs. Xie looked at the wife of the leader Xingxing, and at the young son with a calm face, and lost his mind for a moment.

Fourth Master Xie looked at the happy old lady, hesitant to speak.

He Li collapsed on the ground.Sure enough, when the old lady saw Xiao Qi, she refused to let him go.

Desperate, he went back to Xikuayuan, fell headlong on the bed, did not speak, did not eat, did not sleep.

But for one night, He Li was already haggard and ugly.

The next day, He Li was called to the old lady.Old Madam Xie had a stern face, and ordered someone to return Xiao Qi, whose voice was almost hoarse from crying, "Quickly feed Xiao Qi." There really is such a stubborn baby, who is not his mother's milk, and will starve to death.

With trembling hands, He Li unbuttoned his clothes, and stuffed the cock into Xiao Qi's mouth. Xiao Qi cried weakly twice, and started suckling.He Li's tears fell drop by drop, falling on Xiao Qi's face.

"Why are you crying!" Mrs. Xie really lost face, and scolded, "Tears are poisonous. If you let Xiaoqi eat tears, watch me settle accounts with you!" Do you still have the nerve to cry?

He Li hurriedly wiped away his tears, but wiped more and more.

The old lady Xie sighed, "Go back, so I can take care of Xiaoqi." After giving birth to Dalang, there was no movement for ten years, and the clan was quite dissatisfied. Secretly ridiculing himself for being "envious" and not being able to tolerate concubines, that's why the Xie family is not flourishing.There was no other way, so I had to hire two strong maidservants for my cousin, and gave birth to the second and third children one after another, so that the clan had nothing to say.Unexpectedly, the third child was born only a few years ago, and she gave birth to Yulang again!Yulang is already an unexpected joy, and Brother Tang is even more a comfort for old age.There is Yulang, there is brother Tang, contented, let Xiao Qi leave it to her mother.Looking at the appearance of this mother and daughter, it is also unbearable.

He Li thanked him a thousand times and went out with his daughter in his arms.I met Fourth Master Xie head-on and walked back with her all the way.

"Poor, she is also a beauty on weekdays, but today she is a country woman." The servants and servants secretly commented, "It is also thanks to our fourth master, a fairy-like figure, who accompanied Aunt He all the way, and did not despise her."

(End of this chapter)